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noun (uncountable)
  1. mainly geological: pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion
  2. In biology, detritus is organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
  3. debris or fragments of disintegrated material
    • Many birds use to build their nests.
      2001. "But of course: no clutter. No newspapers, no renegade scraps of domestic detritus, no rubber bands, paper clips, coupons, pens or pencils, notebooks, magazines. No knives. Where were the knives?" — Chip Kidd. The Cheese Monkeys
      1. flotsam and jetsam
Etymology: From Latin: pieces worn away


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